Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Rushmoor · Region: South East
Explore Farnborough, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Farnborough map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Farnborough |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Rushmoor |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.290407 |
| Longitude | -0.754746 |
| Place Type | Town |
Aviation history defines the skyline of Farnborough, where the low-hanging clouds often mirror the grey, industrial ambition of its wind tunnels. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Frimley (from Frimley: bearing 201°T, OS grid SU 869 553), and is situated west of Mytchett village. The landscape here is defined by the Basingstoke Canal SSSI, a waterway that cuts through the earth with a quiet, reflective intensity. Economic life remains tethered to aerospace innovation, grounding the local identity in the precise engineering of flight rather than the slow turnover of traditional trade. This legacy of progress hums beneath the surface, turning the local soil into a cradle for modern technical achievement. Farnborough hosts the world-famous biennial airshow, an event that draws the gaze of the international community toward its horizon. Visitors often seek out the historic wind tunnels, where the cold, hollow architecture stands as a silent monument to the velocity of twentieth-century discovery. Beyond the roar of jet engines, the serene expanse of Queen Elizabeth Park offers a sanctuary of tall trees and shifting light that softens the hard edges of the surrounding hangars. The town has been home to notable figures like the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived nearby, adding a layer of literary intrigue to the local atmosphere. Here, the air feels heavy with the momentum of things that have taken flight, leaving the ground to be reclaimed by those who prefer the steady pace of the earth.
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Explore Farnborough, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.290407, -0.754746. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |